Annie Marie Kala, 9 months, February 7, 1899

Annie M. Kala Has Passed Away

("Annie M. Kala Ua Nalo Ia", Ka Loea Kalaiaina, February 25, 1899)

On the 7th of this month at 9:15 p.m., the merciless hand of death struck and ruthlessly snatched the last breath of Miss Annie Marie Kala, my beloved granddaughter, and left behind the ephemeral remains for her family to grieve over on this bank of the black river of death.

She was born at Nuu, Kaupo at 10:30 p.m. on April 11 of the previous year¹ from the loins of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Kala, Jr.²

The number of days she spent alive amounted to 9 months, 1 hour and 15 minutes. Thus were fulfilled the words of the Good Book:—“As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.”³

Therefore, she has found respite and peace in her home in heaven above. 

Glory be to the Eternal Father.

G. W. KAUHANE. 
Nuu, Feb. 17th, 1899

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Below is the obituary in the original Hawaiian:

ANNIE M KALA UA NALO IA

Ma ka la 7 iho la, o kela mahina, 9:15 P. M. Ua kii mai la na lima menemene ole o ka make, a kaili kohana aku la i ka hanuola o Miss. Annie Marie Ka-la, kuu me’aloha he moopuna; a waihoia iho ia ke kino palaho na ka ohana e paiauma aku ma keia ka-e o ka Muliwai Eleele o ka make. 

Ua hanauia oia ma Nuu, Kaupo nei, i ka hora 10:30 p. m. o ka la 11 o Aperila o ka makahiki i hala’ku la, mai ka puhaka mai a Mr. a Mrs. L. M. Kala Jr. 

O ka nui o kona mau la me ke ia ola ana, he 9 malama me 1;15 hora. Pela i ko ai ka olelo a ka Buke Nui:— “E like me na AO e maalo ae ana a nalo aku, pela no ka MEA e iho ana i ka luakupapau Aole IA e ea hoa ae iluna, aole e hoi hou ana i kona hale, aole hoi e ike hou kona wahi ia ia. 

Nolaila, ua loaa ka maha a me ka maluhia iaia ma kona home, i ka Lani maluna. 

E hoonaniia ka Makua mau loa 

G. W. KAUHANE. 
Nuu, Feb. 17th. 1899

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Footnotes

1. 1898.
2. Leonard Manoualani Kala and Mary Hookohu Kauhane. Mary Kauhane died in 1901, and Leonard Kala married Rose Kalaeohia Kala (see the obituary for their child Lopine Kala in 1916).
3. Job 7:9-10.